OCEAN CITY — On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, federal, state and local officials were on hand in Ocean City on Wednesday to launch a new “Ride Inside” public safety campaign on the dangers of bow-riding.In the wake of several serious boating accidents in the resort last summer, including a fatal propeller strike that… Read more »
BERLIN – Berlin Fire Company officials are eager to share the organization’s funding needs with town leaders before a final budget for the coming year is approved.During the public comment portion of Monday’s town council meeting, Berlin Fire Company (BFC) President David Fitzgerald said he wanted to present spreadsheets detailing the fire company’s financial situation… Read more »
BERLIN – Harrison Avenue is now open to the public.Nearly a year after the portion of the street owned by the Adkins Company was blocked off, Harrison Avenue has been reopened. The lumber company removed its barricades Wednesday after being presented with a 1903 easement granted to the town.“We were glad to get it open,”… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A man who performed lifesaving efforts on a pedestrian killed along Coastal Highway described the scene of the fatal accident this week that has resulted in two felony charges against a motorist.Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers and EMS personnel responded to the scene of a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred near… Read more »
BERLIN — Brown Box Theatre Project has set out to tackle its most ambitious production to date with an outdoor presentation of Jason Robert Brown’s hit off-Broadway musical, Songs for a New World.Featuring a dazzling cast of professional talent, Brown Box will bring the magic of contemporary musical theatre straight to Delmarva starting last weekend… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — The former O.C. Jamboree in West Ocean City owner, who pleaded guilty in February to two counts of producing child pornography, was sentenced on Friday to 36 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release.David Edward Weatherholtz, 57, of Berlin, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Friday to… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team spotted Bennett a big early lead, battled back through the middle innings and fell just short to the Clippers in the state 3A-East tournament on Monday.A slew of walks and a timely hit staked Bennett to an early 5-0 lead in the first inning in the 3A-East second-round game… Read more »
BERLIN – The Atlantic General Hospital Campaign for the Future recently received a donation of $10,000 from Dale and Charlotte Kerbin Cathell of Berlin for upcoming projects including the new John H. “Jack” Burbage, Jr. Regional Cancer Care Center.Charlotte and Dale were born and raised in Worcester County and have spent their entire lives here. Both… Read more »
SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman perished and her 14-month-old infant was clinging to life after a head-on collision on Route 50 just west of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.Maryland State Police (MSP) are continuing to investigate a crash on westbound Route 50 near Route 2 in Annapolis that claimed the life of a local… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) request to set up an interactive outreach and recruiting event in conjunction with the O.C. Air Show in June.The Mayor and Council on Monday had before them a USMC event request in conjunction with the O.C. Air Show and the arrival of… Read more »